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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hornsey 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE IV.
(A)—RETURN OF DEFECTS TREATED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER.
TREATMENT TABLE.
Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which sec Group V.).
| DISEASE OR DEFECT. | Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| 1 | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Skin— | |||
| Ringworm-Scalp | 24 | — | 24 |
| Ringworm-Body | 24 | — | 24 |
| Scabies | 11 | — | 11 |
| Impetigo | 129 | 2 | 131 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 215 | 2 | 217 |
| Minor Eye Defects (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II). | 57 | 1 | 58 |
| Minor Ear Defects | 137 | 4 | 141 |
| Miscellaneous (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 92 | 1 | 93 |
| Total | 689 | 10 | 699 |